Events Quotes | Beyond Motive

top of page

Events Quotes

"The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which would follow from it."

"The ideal reasoner, he remarked, would, when he had once been shown a single fact in all its bearings, deduce from it not only all the chain of events which led up to it but also all the results which would follow from it."

Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer

Events, Fact, Results

62

"Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them."

"Even if we encounter some shameful events in the past, we shouldn't avoid or hide them."

Moo-hyum Roh, South Korean President

43

"None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events."

"None of us know all the potentialities that slumber in the spirit of the population, or all the ways in which that population can surprise us when there is the right interplay of events."

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakian Leader

Events, Population, Right, Spirit

35

"Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events."

"Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events."

Adrienne Rich, American Poet

Events, Journey, Memories, Past

30

"Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events."

"Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Events, Fun, March

29

"Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help."

"Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help."

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German Philosopher

Events, Help, Pressure

23

"Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written."

"Tim sends me a fairly ambitious workup in notebook form noting the passages we're going to cover and the chronology of the biblical events, and his commentaries on those things he's read and written."

Jerry B. Jenkins, American Novelist

23

"It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence."

"It is madness to make fortune the mistress of events, because by herself she is nothing and is ruled by prudence."

John Dryden, English Poet

Events, Fortune, Madness, Nothing

22

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

Richard Bach, American Novelist

Events, Mistakes, Order

21

"I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year."

"I come to Fashion Week events in New York City twice a year."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

Events, Fashion

21

"Rossi was the first to describe another system working with valves in parallel; it has the advantage that it can easily be extended to coincidences between more than two events, and is therefore predominantly used today."

"Rossi was the first to describe another system working with valves in parallel; it has the advantage that it can easily be extended to coincidences between more than two events, and is therefore predominantly used today."

Walther Bothe, German Physicist

Events, First, Today

21

"A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can be interpreted in two quite different meanings."

"A situation is always comic if it participates simultaneously in two series of events which are absolutely independent of each other, and if it can be interpreted in two quite different meanings."

Henri Bergson, French Scientist

20

"The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it assumes a model of reality in which all events are in principle accessible to scientific investigation."

"The second advantage claimed for naturalism is that it is equivalent to rationality, because it assumes a model of reality in which all events are in principle accessible to scientific investigation."

Phillip E. Johnson, American Educator

Events, Investigation, Reality

20

"I have always been honest about my recollection of events."

"I have always been honest about my recollection of events."

David Blunkett, British Politician

19

"And now the sequence of events in no particular order."

"And now the sequence of events in no particular order."

Dan Rather, American Journalist

Events, Now, Order

19

"It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events."

"It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events."

Dario Fo, Italian Playwright

Events, Limits, Open, Talk

18

"Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us."

"Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us."

Jane Roberts, American Author

Events, Meaning

18

"We are busy planning the launch of the channel. I am busy planning all kinds of events that go on the channel without me. I have started producing a sound for the channel."

"We are busy planning the launch of the channel. I am busy planning all kinds of events that go on the channel without me. I have started producing a sound for the channel."

Howard Stern, American Entertainer

Events, Planning, Sound

18

"National Standards was not a narrative of past events but was leftwing revisionism and Political Correctness."

"National Standards was not a narrative of past events but was leftwing revisionism and Political Correctness."

Phyllis Schlafly, American Activist

18

"But the prospects of designing chemical plants for industrial scale chemical processes seemed far less interesting than the chemical events that occur in biological systems."

"But the prospects of designing chemical plants for industrial scale chemical processes seemed far less interesting than the chemical events that occur in biological systems."

Paul Berg, American Scientist

18

"Headlines twice the size of the events."

"Headlines twice the size of the events."

John Galsworthy, English Author

17

"If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them."

"If coming events are said to cast their shadows before, past events cannot fall to leave their impress behind them."

H. P. Blavatsky, Russian Philosopher

Events, Past, Shadows

17

"The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions."

"The constant flux and caprice of mental events do not admit of the establishment of stable experimental conditions."

Hermann Ebbinghaus, German Psychologist

17

"Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter."

"Events in the past may be roughly divided into those which probably never happened and those which do not matter."

William Ralph Inge, English Clergyman

Events, May, Past

17

"At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword."

"At all events, arbitration is more rational, just, and humane than the resort to the sword."

Richard Cobden, British Businessman

17

"I do have a library of events I can talk about and I always expect to find a different point of view on it so even if I talk about the same event in the same town it's fresh."

"I do have a library of events I can talk about and I always expect to find a different point of view on it so even if I talk about the same event in the same town it's fresh."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

16

"Which suggests something about media and war: it's not just that events happen and the media documents and presents them. There is a third element: what the public is ready to accept, what the public wants to know."

"Which suggests something about media and war: it's not just that events happen and the media documents and presents them. There is a third element: what the public is ready to accept, what the public wants to know."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

Events, Media, Public

16

"Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places."

"Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Events, Fiction, Intimacy

16

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

"Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty

Events, Nerves, Quiet, Trifles

16

"Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity."

"Reporters thrive on the world's misfortune. For this reason they often take an indecent pleasure in events that dismay the rest of humanity."

Russell Baker, American Journalist

Events, Humanity, Misfortune, Pleasure

16

"The SS, as such, behaved no more criminally than any other social groups would behave when taking part in political events."

"The SS, as such, behaved no more criminally than any other social groups would behave when taking part in political events."

Hans Frank, German Public Servant

15

"I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players."

"I've been lucky to broadcast some great events and to broadcast the exploits of some great players."

Ernie Harwell, American Celebrity

15

"You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events."

"You can plan events, but if they go according to your plan they are not events."

John Berger, English Artist

15

"I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin."

"I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

15

"One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable."

"One of the extraordinary things about human events is that the unthinkable becomes thinkable."

Salman Rushdie, Indian Novelist

15

"Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race."

"Once you begin to explain or excuse all events on racial grounds, you begin to indulge in the perilous mythology of race."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Events, Mythology, Race

15

"Mental events, it is said, are not passive happenings but the acts of a subject."

"Mental events, it is said, are not passive happenings but the acts of a subject."

Hermann Ebbinghaus, German Psychologist

15

"Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents."

"Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents."

Edward Hoagland, American Author

15

"I rope steers in team roping events. There's a header and a heeler on a roping team, and I'm the heeler."

"I rope steers in team roping events. There's a header and a heeler on a roping team, and I'm the heeler."

Wilford Brimley, American Actor

15

"Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!"

"Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!"

Thomas B. Macaulay, English Historian

Events, May, Reform, Voice

15

"By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate."

"By a museum, I assume you mean an institution dedicated to the events of Sept. 11 and the aftermath. If that is done with sensitivity, I think it would be most appropriate."

David Rockefeller, American Businessman

Events, Sensitivity

15

"That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future."

"That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future."

Anatole France, French Novelist

Events, Future, Man

15

"The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events."

"The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events."

Will McDonough, American Writer

Events, Television

14

"Events tend to recur in cycles."

"Events tend to recur in cycles."

W. Clement Stone, American Businessman

14

"Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future."

"Events alone rarely provide much guide to the future."

Walter Lord, American Author

14

"A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment."

"A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment."

Harry S. Truman, American President

14

"Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the photographers taking the picture, because if it hasn't been photographed it doesn't really exist."

"Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the photographers taking the picture, because if it hasn't been photographed it doesn't really exist."

Elliott Erwitt, French Photographer

Events, Now, Weddings

13

"For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian."

"For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian."

Agnes Smedley, American Journalist

13

"I've done a lot of Super Bowls and appeared in a lot of big, big events and places and the Masters and what have you, but there was nothing as intimidating as speaking with Billy Graham."

"I've done a lot of Super Bowls and appeared in a lot of big, big events and places and the Masters and what have you, but there was nothing as intimidating as speaking with Billy Graham."

Pat Summerall, American Celebrity

Events, Nothing

12

"By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were then characterized by individual logarithmic differences from the standard curve."

"By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were then characterized by individual logarithmic differences from the standard curve."

Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist

12

bottom of page